Sikkim, India Climate

Weather: 10.75°C/51.35°F, Wind SW at 0.6 km/h, 87% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

Sikkim Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 837.93 meters (2749.11 feet) above sea level, Sikkim has a Tundra climate (Classification: ET). The city’s yearly temperature is 14.48ºC (58.06ºF) and it is -11.49% lower than India’s averages. Sikkim typically receives about 105.45 millimeters (4.15 inches) of precipitation and has 168.44 rainy days (46.15% of the time) annually.

CountryIndia
Longitude88.5122178
Latitude27.5329718
Attitude/Elevation837.93m (2749.11ft)
Local timeFriday 07:27
Annual high temperature16.75ºC (62.15ºF)
Annual low temperature9.41ºC (48.94ºF)
Average annual precip.105.45mm (4.15in)
Warmest monthAugust (20.99ºC / 69.78ºF)
Coldest MonthJanuary (1.7ºC / 35.06ºF)
Wettest MonthJuly (344.46mm / 13.56in)
Driest MonthDecember (7.77mm / 0.31in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)168.44 days (46.15%)
Days with no rain196.56 days (53.85%)
Humidity63.03%

Climate Sikkim: Monthly Averages

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)17.0(62.6)28.0(82.4)22.0(71.6)25.0(77.0)25.0(77.0)26.0(78.8)26.0(78.8)26.0(78.8)25.0(77.0)24.0(75.2)20.0(68.0)19.0(66.2)28.0(82.4)
Average high °C (°F)9.72(49.5)12.76(54.97)15.04(59.07)17.79(64.02)19.34(66.81)20.8(69.44)20.44(68.79)20.99(69.78)20.05(68.09)17.69(63.84)14.77(58.59)11.66(52.99)16.75(62.15)
Daily mean °C (°F)7.04(44.67)10.09(50.16)12.7(54.86)15.65(60.17)17.35(63.23)18.99(66.18)18.73(65.71)19.15(66.47)18.02(64.44)15.25(59.45)11.98(53.56)8.82(47.88)14.48(58.06)
Average low °C (°F)1.7(35.06)3.81(38.86)6.64(43.95)10.14(50.25)12.36(54.25)14.86(58.75)15.21(59.38)15.25(59.45)13.71(56.68)9.73(49.51)6.22(43.2)3.34(38.01)9.41(48.94)
Record low °C (°F)-6.0(21.2)-5.0(23.0)-1.0(30.2)4.0(39.2)5.0(41.0)6.0(42.8)7.0(44.6)8.0(46.4)5.0(41.0)1.0(33.8)-1.0(30.2)-4.0(24.8)-6.0(21.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)12.6(0.5)23.6(0.93)31.16(1.23)65.09(2.56)108.13(4.26)189.93(7.48)344.46(13.56)240.26(9.46)186.88(7.36)45.75(1.8)9.74(0.38)7.77(0.31)105.45(4.15)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)2.363.07.1815.020.8225.9129.3627.3622.919.452.732.3614.04
Average relative humidity (%)49.449.9949.053.2164.9574.179.5577.5276.3465.1960.9956.0963.03
Mean monthly sunshine hours8.438.4111.1111.9213.0713.0912.6112.2510.6711.079.928.4410.92

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Sikkim in recent years.

Sikkim

Sikkim Temperature by Month

August
19.15°C | 66.47°F
June
18.99°C | 66.18°F
July
18.73°C | 65.71°F
September
18.02°C | 64.44°F
May
17.35°C | 63.23°F
April
15.65°C | 60.17°F
October
15.25°C | 59.45°F
March
12.7°C | 54.86°F
November
11.98°C | 53.56°F
February
10.09°C | 50.16°F
December
8.82°C | 47.88°F
January
7.04°C | 44.67°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature24.0°C (75.2°F)17.23°C (63.01°F)15.0°C (59.0°F)
Avg Temperature20.0°C (68.0°F)14.61°C (58.3°F)12.0°C (53.6°F)
Min Temperature9.0°C (48.2°F)6.52°C (43.74°F)4.0°C (39.2°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point14.0°C (57.2°F)9.13°C (48.43°F)-1.0°C (30.2°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation17.6mm | 0.69in2.52mm | 0.1in0.0mm | 0in78.1mm | 3.07in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind8.0kmh | 4.97mph5.81kmh | 3.61mph3.0kmh | 1.86mph
Gust Wind16.0kmh | 9.94mph9.9kmh | 6.15mph5.0kmh | 3.11mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure17.6mb2.52mb0.0mb
Sikkim

Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
October° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2020-10-0116 | 60.813 | 55.4815 | 3.1129.8 | 10094.0 | 0.16
2020-10-0216 | 60.813 | 55.4835 | 3.1129.83 | 101011.0 | 0.43
2020-10-0314 | 57.214 | 57.2893 | 1.8629.88 | 101217.4 | 0.69
2020-10-0415 | 59.012 | 53.6803 | 1.8629.88 | 10122.4 | 0.09
2020-10-0514 | 57.212 | 53.6813 | 1.8629.85 | 10111.9 | 0.07
2020-10-0615 | 59.014 | 57.2894 | 2.4929.88 | 101217.6 | 0.69
2020-10-0715 | 59.012 | 53.6845 | 3.1129.94 | 10144.2 | 0.17
2020-10-0815 | 59.010 | 50.0726 | 3.7329.94 | 10140.9 | 0.04
2020-10-0916 | 60.810 | 50.0716 | 3.7329.97 | 10150.1 | 0.0
2020-10-1016 | 60.810 | 50.0686 | 3.7329.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2020-10-1120 | 68.014 | 57.2755 | 3.1129.88 | 10120.1 | 0.0
2020-10-1215 | 59.012 | 53.6776 | 3.7329.85 | 10110.4 | 0.02
2020-10-1315 | 59.012 | 53.6786 | 3.7329.88 | 10120.9 | 0.04
2020-10-1416 | 60.812 | 53.6756 | 3.7329.88 | 10120.4 | 0.02
2020-10-1515 | 59.010 | 50.0696 | 3.7329.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2020-10-1615 | 59.010 | 50.0716 | 3.7329.91 | 10130.3 | 0.01
2020-10-1715 | 59.011 | 51.8755 | 3.1129.91 | 10130.8 | 0.03
2020-10-1814 | 57.211 | 51.8765 | 3.1129.91 | 10130.9 | 0.04
2020-10-1914 | 57.211 | 51.8835 | 3.1129.88 | 10124.4 | 0.17
2020-10-2013 | 55.49 | 48.2756 | 3.7329.88 | 10120.7 | 0.03
2020-10-2114 | 57.25 | 41.0587 | 4.3529.94 | 10140.0 | 0.0
2020-10-2215 | 59.07 | 44.6617 | 4.3529.91 | 10130.2 | 0.01
2020-10-2314 | 57.25 | 41.0567 | 4.3529.88 | 10120.1 | 0.0
2020-10-2414 | 57.23 | 37.4517 | 4.3529.91 | 10130.2 | 0.01
2020-10-2514 | 57.29 | 48.2757 | 4.3530.0 | 10161.7 | 0.07
2020-10-2613 | 55.410 | 50.0806 | 3.7329.97 | 10156.0 | 0.24
2020-10-2712 | 53.68 | 46.4776 | 3.7329.97 | 10151.5 | 0.06
2020-10-2812 | 53.63 | 37.4567 | 4.3530.0 | 10160.0 | 0.0
2020-10-2913 | 55.42 | 35.6508 | 4.9730.03 | 10170.0 | 0.0
2020-10-3014 | 57.2-1 | 30.2398 | 4.9730.06 | 10180.0 | 0.0
2020-10-3114 | 57.20 | 32.0418 | 4.9730.06 | 10180.0 | 0.0

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